---
title: "POST /enable"
method: POST
path: "/enable"
---

# POST /enable

`POST /enable`

Enables Amazon Inspector scans for one or more Amazon Web Services accounts.

## Request body

- object
  - `accountIds` AccountId[] — A list of account IDs you want to enable Amazon Inspector scans for.
  - `resourceTypes` ResourceScanType[], required — The resource scan types you want to enable.
  - `clientToken` string — The idempotency token for the request.

## Response `200`

Success

- EnableResponse
  - `accounts` Account[], required — Information on the accounts that have had Amazon Inspector scans successfully enabled. Details are provided for each account.
    - `accountId` string, required — The ID of the Amazon Web Services account.
    - `status` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED', required — The status of Amazon Inspector for the account.
    - `resourceStatus` object, required — Details of the status of Amazon Inspector scans by resource type.
      - `ec2` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED', required — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon EC2 resources.
      - `ecr` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED', required — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon ECR resources.
      - `lambda` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon Web Services Lambda function.
      - `lambdaCode` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for custom application code for Amazon Web Services Lambda functions.
      - `codeRepository` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for code repositories.
  - `failedAccounts` FailedAccount[] — Information on any accounts for which Amazon Inspector scans could not be enabled. Details are provided for each account.
    - `accountId` string, required — The Amazon Web Services account ID.
    - `status` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector for the account.
    - `resourceStatus` object — An object detailing which resources Amazon Inspector is enabled to scan for the account.
      - `ec2` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED', required — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon EC2 resources.
      - `ecr` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED', required — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon ECR resources.
      - `lambda` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for Amazon Web Services Lambda function.
      - `lambdaCode` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for custom application code for Amazon Web Services Lambda functions.
      - `codeRepository` 'ENABLING' | 'ENABLED' | 'DISABLING' | 'DISABLED' | 'SUSPENDING' | 'SUSPENDED' — The status of Amazon Inspector scanning for code repositories.
    - `errorCode` 'ALREADY_ENABLED' | 'ENABLE_IN_PROGRESS' | 'DISABLE_IN_PROGRESS' | 'SUSPEND_IN_PROGRESS' | 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND' | 'ACCESS_DENIED' | 'INTERNAL_ERROR' | 'SSM_UNAVAILABLE' | 'SSM_THROTTLED' | 'EVENTBRIDGE_UNAVAILABLE' | 'EVENTBRIDGE_THROTTLED' | 'RESOURCE_SCAN_NOT_DISABLED' | 'DISASSOCIATE_ALL_MEMBERS' | 'ACCOUNT_IS_ISOLATED' | 'EC2_SSM_RESOURCE_DATA_SYNC_LIMIT_EXCEEDED' | 'EC2_SSM_ASSOCIATION_VERSION_LIMIT_EXCEEDED' | 'BLOCKED_BY_ORGANIZATION_POLICY', required — The error code explaining why the account failed to enable Amazon Inspector.
    - `errorMessage` string, required — The error message received when the account failed to enable Amazon Inspector.

## Other responses

- `480` — ValidationException
- `481` — AccessDeniedException
- `482` — ResourceNotFoundException
- `483` — ThrottlingException
- `484` — InternalServerException

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